Teams that stood out in this weekend's volleyball tournament mayhem

It's still very early in the season, but here are a few teams who showed everyone something over the weekend in various tournaments:

Tascosa: The Lady Rebels were beaten only by Austin Westlake in the semifinals this weekend in New Braunfels' Fraulein Volleyfest. Thea Munch-Soegaard, a junior who is a heavily-recruited Division I prospect, rose to the occasion all weekend and Alex Brewer provided sharp defense. Look for Tascosa to gain momentum heading into District 2-5A play.

Bushland: The Class 2A Lady Falcons played in the big-school bracket with Class 4A and 5A teams at the Lu Allen Memorial in Graham, and still walked away with a bronze medal. Though Bushland came up short of their goals last year, this year is already showing a lot of promise.

Palo Duro: The Lady Dons have already eclipsed last year's wins total by winning their eighth match at the Nita Vannoy Invitational in San Angelo. They currently sit 8-8 after going 5-29 last year, including 0-12 in District 3-4A.

Dumas: The Demonettes nearly won the bronze medal at the Byron Nelson Classic in the DFW Metroplex. Even more telling for the Domonettes was the overall dominance by their junior duo of Alexi Davis and Allison Kiewiet at the net, and the fact that they beat 3-4A rival Hereford in the process.